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EC-Council releases the brand new Version 8 of the Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (C|HFI) Certification Program. C|HFI is designed to equip security professionals with the necessary skills to identify an intruder’s footprints and to properly gather the required evidence to prosecute in the court of law.

EC-Council's C|HFIv8 program prepares designated security professionals to track, investigate and apprehend cyber criminals from the inside and outside of the organization.

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EC-Council announces the availability of the all-new Version 8 of the Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (C|HFI) program. The program will be available on February 27th, 2012 exclusively in 20 training centers across 15 countries.

A report by Symantec confirms that “Cybercrime has surpassed illegal trafficking as the leading criminal money maker.” With lucrative returns, low risk and difficulty of providing admissible evidence in courts of law, computer and networks become the fastest growing technology tools favored by criminals. With the cost of security breaches almost tripling every two years, organizations need to designate well-trained security professionals to perform digital discovery, evidence acquisition and analysis in an acceptable manner to ensure that they trace, reduce or eliminate key security risks that face their organizations.

EC-Council's C|HFIv8 program prepares designated security professionals to track, investigate and apprehend cyber criminals from the inside and outside of the organization.

CHFIv8 presents a detailed methodological approach towards computer forensics and evidence analysis. It is a comprehensive course covering important forensic investigation scenarios that enables students to acquire hands-on experience on various forensic investigation techniques and standard forensic tools. This skillset is necessary to successfully carryout a thorough computer forensic analysis leading to prosecution of perpetrators.

Among the salient features of the C|HFIv8 are:

Revamped courseware with more emphasis on hands-on forensic techniques and methodologies.

A total of 22 modules showcasing the latest forensics concepts, forensic techniques and tools.

Sanjay Bavisi, President of EC-Council said, “According to PwC’s Information Security Breaches Survey 2010, nearly half of the large organizations admit that they have experienced insider threats (misuse of web and email access, misuse of confidential information, and unauthorized access to systems or data). Organizations today face a very challenging threat in the form of insider abuse that must be addressed to ensure the safety of their organizations’ digital assets.”

A C|HFI v8 professional will be able to understand:

The process of investigating cybercrime, laws involved, and the details in obtaining a search warrant.

EC-Council has certified professionals from Fortune 500 companies as well as various IT giants, conglomerates and government agencies around the world. The corporations and agencies include: US Department of Defence, FBI, CIA, Microsoft, Symantec, Deloitte, and IBM.